That's kind of an odd way to look at things, because people are on some kind of curve. A steep slope today might plateau very soon due to various limitations.

That's kind of an odd way to look at things, because people are on some kind of curve. A steep slope today might plateau very soon due to various limitations. The projects that seem great today might bog down in technical debt before release. The project that just launched with great reviews might have operational problems as people start using it. All of these things will take the shine off the potential you see today, and make a track record with actual results seem appealing. And it also explains why people stop learning new tech: because they are learning from the mistakes they made earlier, which will make them better at seeing projects through the entire lifecycle. But if you are trying to impress investors today, then yes, you need a lot of steep slopes that are visible now. And hopefully your company reaches escape velocity before those limiting factors creep in.